• To promote the teaching of French to foreigners
• To encourage cultural exchanges
• To take part in a better european and international cooperation by studying the French Language.

All year round ALFA hosts foreign students who have come to learn, better their knowledge or perfect their French.

Equipped with a very flexible welcoming structure, ALFA insures personalised teaching in small groups and allows, all students to gain maximum benefit friendly from the courses in a friendly atmosphere.

ALFA offers the following benefits :

• Inscription with no charge
• The same teacher throughout the entire course
• A modern method of teaching using audiovisual aids
• Classes designed to suit the needs of each student
• Individuel and personalised classes
• Systematic corrections of oral and written work
• Frequency of classes (on the registration form) left up the choice of the student
• Free help with studies
• Learning the french language through many activities

Other advantages :

• School located near the town centre, close to both the SNCF ans bus stations
• Free access to the multi-media library and Jean Vilar House
• Discount tickets for buses, cinema and swimming pool

All year round ALFA offers :

• The writing of articles in a local' newspaper
• Participation in walking expeditions with a french walking club
• The possibility to take up gymnastics, yoga, choral singing and many more activities
• Workshops based on aspects of french civilisation, songs, wine, traditions
• International meetings in the forms of soirées held in friendly surroundings and in collaboration with students from the University of Avignon

During the Theatre Festival (july) ALFA offers :

• Meetings and debates with directors and comedians
• The writing of crits. for a local newspaper
• Invitations to certain spectacles in the Festival Off as part of an individual or group work
• Participation in other spectacles with a reduced group tariff
• Free access to press conferences organised by the "Bureau du Festival"